Announcement of Membership of Bahrain on September 15, 1972

FOR IMMEDIA"t,E REL~ASE t'1K FROR .Al\! DEVELOPMEi\JT 1818 H STREET. N.W .. WASHINGTON D. C. 20433· TELEPHONE: EXECUTIVE 3-6360 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Subject: Membership of Bahrain September 15, 1972 Bahrain today became a member of the International Bank for Recon- struction and Development (World Bank). Bahrain's subscription to the capital stock of the Bank is 85 shares with a total value of $8.5 million (in terms of the U.S. dollar before its new par value was established in May 1972.) There • are now 119 members of the Bank with total subscriptions of $24,863.0 million. - 0 - •